IMDb RATING
6.4/10
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A scatterbrained Brooklynite and her wheeler-dealer fiancé interfere in her level-headed roommate's love life.A scatterbrained Brooklynite and her wheeler-dealer fiancé interfere in her level-headed roommate's love life.A scatterbrained Brooklynite and her wheeler-dealer fiancé interfere in her level-headed roommate's love life.
Ernö Verebes
- Mr. Ubang
- (as Erno Verebes)
Hazel Boyne
- Gypsy Tea Room Diner
- (uncredited)
Charles Coleman
- Henry
- (uncredited)
Chester Conklin
- Gypsy Tea Room Waiter
- (uncredited)
Nick Cravat
- Mushie
- (uncredited)
Jimmie Dundee
- Wallpaper Man
- (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
- Maitre D'
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaJerry Lewis was originally cast to play Al, but it was decided to let him act similar to his onstage comic persona and the character of Seymour was created for him.
- GoofsWhen Irma (Marie Wilson) falls down the hole in the street in the first scene of the movie, a pair of hands can be seen catching her.
- Quotes
Seymour: The least you could do is show me some sympathy, Steve. When you was sick, I was very considerate. Remember when the doctor gave you only 30 days to live?
Steve Laird: Yes!
Seymour: Didn't I go out and get you a calender?
- ConnectionsFeatured in Wogan: Episode #9.145 (1989)
- SoundtracksStreet Scene
(uncredited)
Music by Alfred Newman
Played during New York City prologue before main titles
Featured review
An Auspicious Debut for Dean and Jerry (But Also Strange)
This is a strange little comedy in which the appearances of Dean and Jerry almost seem an afterthought. "My Friend Irma" was already a successful radio comedy featuring the brilliant Marie Wilson. Marie played a hard core scatterbrain who had a knack for getting herself into and out of trouble. When it was decided to bring Irma to the big screen, I think Paramount decided to hedge their bets by including Dean and Jerry. This unlikely trio of comedians seems occasionally at odds struggling for whatever laughs might exist in this thin script. But there are some definite highlights for all of them, and the climax presents a bizarre commentary on how much the effects of consumerism had absorbed the American culture just a few years after World War II. The dippy Irma wins a radio contest by accident, and the last scene milks every last ounce of joke material out of the fact that she has been rewarded with a mountain of expensive presents.
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- Aug 3, 2005
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $6,160,000
- Runtime1 hour 43 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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